Touch Free User Recognition Assembly For Activating A User&#39;s Smart Toilet&#39;s Devices

ABSTRACT

The system may use a touch free device to identify a user. The system allows the user to operate a smart toilet&#39;s devices with the passive input of their presence, in the toilet area. The user may be identified using, facial recognition, eye recognition, or proximity card devices. The computer associates the identified user with the user&#39;s pre stored identity and preprogrammed user profile. The user&#39;s profile may contain the user&#39;s desired smart toilet device settings. Toilet devices settings and sequence of operation may include a bidet&#39;s water temperature, a toilet seat position, an internet connection to the computer, etc. Operating the toilet touch freely, reduces the user&#39;s physical contact with the toilet control panel and toilet seat. This may reduce the transference of bacteria from the toilet to the user. This may reduce the possibly of illness caused by bacteria. Other embodiments are described and shown.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of provisional patent applicationSer. No. 61/664,747 filed Jun. 26, 2012, provisional patent applicationSer. No. 61/739,727, filed Dec. 20, 2012, provisional patent applicationSer. No. 61/757,094 filed Jan. 27, 2013, provisional patent applicationSer. No. 61/818,027, filed May, 1, 2013.

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BACK GROUND Field of the Embodiments

This application relates to the technical field, of a smart toilet'suser's profile being activated. The users profile may comprise thetoilet devices setting, and the toilet devices sequence of operation.The profile is activated by activating a user profile button, on atoilet menu control panel. More specifically to an improved way toactivate the toilet menu profiles buttons, without physically contactingthe profile's activating buttons.

Toilet control panel device function activation buttons can becomecontaminated by germs, during user hand contact with the controlbuttons. The bacteria can travel from the panel buttons, and betransmitted to a person's hands, Hands may then spread the bacteria andviruses to the person's mouth, to other surfaces, to other people, andto food, thereby increasing the risk of food poisoning, and transfer ofdiseases. Many people don't like to touch buttons, that have bacteria onthem. Toilet remote control touch buttons, and touch display faces havethe problem of accumulating germs.

Some people try to wrap toilet paper around their hand, before touchingthe control panel buttons, in an effort to try to put an antibacterialbarrier between the buttons and their hand. The toilet paper barrier isineffective since bacteria can easily travel through toilet paper.People may try to use a piece of clothing, such as a part of a shirtsleeve as a barrier between the button and the hand. The shirt sleevemay act as a barrier; thought bacteria can attach to the user's shirtsleeve. Disposable rubber gloves may be effective in using the buttonssanitarily, though people may not like to carry and use rubber gloves.

To raise or lower the toilet seat, some people try to use their foot orshoe; this has drawbacks, such as the possibility of losing one'sbalance and falling. It also requires a certain amount of skill, tostand on one leg, and use the other leg to position the seat.

Some toilet remote controls that use a user profile, include a Satistoilet remote control touch screen display that is made by the Lixiltoilet company of Tokyo, Japan, a Kohler Numi toilet remote controltouch screen display made by the Kohler Company of Kohler, Wis., or aToto smart toilet remote control touch screen display made by TotoCompany of Tokyo, Japan. The screen needs to be touched to activate theprofile. The screen may have bacteria on it that can be transferred to auser when they touch the screen.

Several Satis toilets made by the Lixil Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, usea smart phone blue tooth connection to Satis smart toilet, a touchscreen display is used to activate a user's toilet device operationprofile. Smart phone toilet icon buttons are used to change the user'sprofile. Physical touch is needed to activate the buttons. Thought aperson could have their own private cell phone, the user still has tophysically touch the buttons. The touching of the buttons may be a pathway for bacterial transmission. Active input is needed by the user;passive user input won't operate the system.

Wireless Bluetooth remote control, liquid crystal display panel are usedto influence a toilet devices functions, such as, a toilet remotecontrol touch screen display and toilet made by the Kohler Company. TheBrondell Company of San Francisco, Calif., uses a hand held remotecontrol which uses an infrared connection to a smart toilet seat, tocontrol the toilet seats functions. The screen needs to be touched toactivate the user's profile. The screen may have bacteria on it that canbe, transferred to a user when they touch the screen.

An input device such as a pencil could be used to active the touchscreen displayed profile, thought the user would still have to touch thepencil which may, have bacteria on its surface.

Defects of other devices, is that, active input is needed by the user,passive user input won't operate the system. Physical movement isrequired near a sensor to operate them; simple user presence won'toperate the toilet devices. Using touch to active a user profile, mayallow bacteria to be transferred, to a user's hand, from the touchedsurface.

Many of the touch panel toilet device function buttons heretofore knownsuffer from a number of disadvantages:

(a) Bacteria can be transferred from the menu buttons, to the user'shands when they touch the button to activate the menu option associatedwith the button.

(b) It may be difficult for the user to access the area, where thecontrol panel is located, in order to touch the panel's buttons.

(c) Physically challenged users may have a difficulty touching, thecontrol panel buttons.

(d) It may be difficult to clean and remove bacteria from mechanicalbuttons, the buttons may be difficult to clean and bacteria may build upon the buttons.

Some advantages of touch free user profile toilet activation, arebacteria and viruses, are unable to be transmitted to the user's hands,from the control panel. By limiting hand contact, with the bacteria andviruses that are on the panel, flushing handle, seat and lid, thetransmission of bacteria and viruses to the hands, is substantiallyreduced. The touch free toilet assembly lowers the amount of bacteriathat is transmitted from the toilet to hands, which lowers the amount ofbacteria that is transmitted to the user, by hand to mouth transmission.By lowering the quantity of bacteria on the user's hands, the amount ofbacteria traveling from hands to food is lowered. Touch free interactionlimits the bacteria on hands, which limits the amount of bacterialtransmitted from hands to surfaces, and from hands to other people.Lowering the cross contamination of bacteria and viruses, from thecontrol panel and toilet seat to the user's hands, lessens peoplesexposure to food poisoning, and disease pathogens.

Service sectors that are highly concerned about hygiene, such as thefood industry, restaurants, medical industry, hospitals, health works,may be interested in hands free toilet panels and toilet seats.Combining hands free toil seats, with washlet bidets that use water toclean a user's bottom, a warm air dryer to dry the user's bottom,greatly reduces the need to use toilet paper, which may reduce theamount of bacteria, the user to may be in contact with.

Signs asking employees to wash their hand after going to the toilet, maybe less pressing, since workers contact with control panel, seat, andflushing handle would be greatly reduced. Progress in toilet panelcleanliness increases people's psychical wellbeing, and mentalwellbeing, by having a safer bathroom environment. Decreasing sicknesscaused by bacterial, contamination increases productivity, and workspace contentment. Physically challenged users can access the toilet,without having to touch the buttons.

There are many ways to touch freely interact with the touch free userprofile activation assembly, for example using, facial recognition, usereye recognition, wireless proximity card user identification, or acombination of the different user identifying devices, used together.

The user's profile activation, can operate toilet devices, such as, alid positioning motor, a seat positioning motor, a heated seat, a bottomair dryer blower, a bidet front wash, a bidet back wash, a toilet flushdevice, a bidet wand forward and backward mover, a seat massager, an airpurifier, a stop button, an internet connection, a music player, etc.

Advantages

The advantages of the touch free toilet control panel, include, withoutlimitation, are an improved touch free toilet control panel. From theensuing description, a number of advantages of some of the embodiments,of the touch free toilet control display become evident.

(a) The user only needs to let the system identify them to operate thevarious toilet devices; no other input is needed from the user.

(b) Bacteria or viruses aren't transferred to the user, by the user'sidentity touch freely activating the toilet devices.

(c) The touch free user profile allows for easy activation the of toiletdevices, for medically or mobility challenged users.

(d) Touch free user profile activation, may aid disabled users.

(e) The touch free user profile system may be more versatile, userfriendly, simpler and easier to use, then other systems.

(f) The toilet seat assembly reduces the need to bend over, to positionthe seat, which may be helpful for disabled or elderly users.

(f) Touch free user profile activation may lower interpersonalrelationship tension, between users. To avoid touching the seat, usersmay ask other users to lower the seat after use. Being able to positionthe seat and lid, using non touch user profiles, removes the need forusers to communicate their desired seat position to each other, thusreducing friction between users, and possibly creating a more harmoniousenvironment.

Accordingly several advantages are to provide an improved hands freetoilet control panel, as a means of providing a more sanitary, fun, andhealthy experience, for a person. Still further advantages will becomeapparent from a study of the following description and the accompanyingdrawings. Various embodiments of touch free user recognition, allow fora user to control the various toilet devices without touching thecontrol panel display. The capabilities and functions of the touch freetoilet user recognition system, bring the future of sanitary bathroompractices and advances, to the present now.

SUMMARY

In accordance with various embodiments, of the touch free userrecognition assembly for activating a smart toilets devices, theassembly identifies a user touch freely, and activates toilet devicesettings, which are associated with the user. User identifying devices,are connected to a computer, the computer is connected to various toiletdevices, and many of the toilet devices are attached to a toilet.

Various devices used to recognize a user, may use facial detection, eyerecognition, and or user radio frequency identification cards, etc. Theuser's identification is associated, with their user profile, which ispreprogrammed into the computer. The profile contains toilet devicesettings. The toilet device settings, may include, bidet water pressure,toilet seat temperature, radio station setting, etc. The user's toiletdevice settings profile, is activated when the user is touch freelyidentified.

The system may use an automatic bidet, which uses a camera, and genderrecognition software, to detect a user's gender. The sensors and orcamera, may be used to detect the user's body evacuation. The sensorsand or camera, detect weather the user's evacuation, is from the user'sbladder or bowel. The sensors and or camera, detect when the user startsand stops the evacuation process. Using the sensor and or camerainformation, the automatic bidet automatically washes the user's bottom.The user only needs the input of their presence, using the toilet, tooperate the automatic bidet.

DRAWINGS Figures

FIG. 1 is a top front right side perspective view, of a Luxand facialrecognition and identifying device, in a motorised toilet seat assembly.

FIG. 2 is a front right side perspective view, of a Kinect sensor facialrecognition and identifying device, a display and a smart toilet.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a Kinect sensor facial recognitionand identifying device, and a display.

FIG. 4 is a front top left side perspective view, of the Intel sensorfacial recognition and identifying device, a display, smart toilet andan automatic bidet.

FIG. 5 is a front top left side perspective view, of the Tobii sensoreye recognition and identifying device, a display, smart toilet and anautomatic bidet.

FIG. 6 is a front right side perspective view of a HID proximitydetector, a proximity card, a display and a smart toilet.

FIG. 7A-7B shows a flowchart illustrating a process, for operatingembodiments of the user recognition and automatic bidet assembly.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram illustrating the general architecture, ofembodiments of the user recognition and automatic bidet assembly.

DRAWINGS References Numbers

-   -   102 facial identifying camera Luxand    -   104 computer housing assemblage Luxand    -   106 toilet seat Luxand    -   108 computer reset button Luxand    -   110 transparent camera cover Luxand    -   202 Kinect sensor Kinect    -   204 computer display Kinect    -   206 smart toilet Kinect    -   208 toilet seat Kinect    -   210 lid Kinect    -   212 facial identifying zone Kinect    -   214 user computer input zone Kinect    -   215 internet connection to computer icon Kinect    -   216 computer Kinect    -   217 seat and lid down Kinect    -   218 user Kinect    -   220 bidet Kinect    -   223 user profile activation icon Kinect    -   224 bottom air dryer blower icon Kinect    -   225 microphone Kinect    -   226 bidet front wash activate icon Kinect    -   227 speaker Kinect    -   228 bidet back wash activate icon Kinect    -   244 cursor Kinect    -   246 circular line visual timer Kinect    -   302 Intel camera sensor Intel 304 computer Intel    -   306 facial identifying zone Kinect Intel    -   308 user computer input Intel    -   310 smart toilet Intel    -   312 toilet seat Intel    -   314 lid Intel    -   318 bidet Intel    -   320 display Intel    -   502 HID proximity card detector HID    -   504 computer with display HID    -   522 cell phone HID    -   508 proximity card detector wireless connection to proximity        card HID    -   510 smart toilet HID    -   512 toilet seat HID    -   514 lid HID    -   516 user HID    -   518 bidet HID    -   520 proximity card wireless connection to proximity card        detector HID    -   522 proximity card HID    -   602 computer Tobii    -   604 camera Tobii eye identifier Tobii    -   606 bidet wand icon Tobii    -   608 bidet wand Tobii    -   610 gaze point Tobii    -   612 user interaction zone Tobii    -   614 user eyes Tobii    -   618 display    -   620 smart toilet Tobii    -   622 internet connection to computer icon Tobii

First Embodiment Description Facial Recognition Description

An embodiment, specification, uses a microcontroller 104 that isprogrammed with facial recognition software 104, which is made by theLuxand Company. The microprocessor 104 and a camera 102, are inside ahousing 104. The microcontroller incorporates a microprocessor, centralprocessing unit 104 with a speed of 1.66 megahertz. A video camera,video cam, web cam 102 connects to the microcontroller 104. The Luxandfacial recognition software 104, is programmed using Luxand programmingmanuals. The camera 102 looks out of the front of the housing 104, whichhas an unobstructed view of the toilet area, whether the seat 602 is inthe up or down position. The system is connected to a reset button 108,and can be reset by pushing the system reset button 108, FIG. 1. Thefacial recognition toilet seat assembly, is attached to a toilet (notshown). The housing 104 is attachable to a toilet (not shown).

The touch free user identity recognition device means, is themicrocontroller 104 that is programmed with facial recognition software104, and the camera 102.

Facial Recognition Operation

The assembly incorporates a facial recognition system 104. The systemmay use a computer or microcontroller 104, which are programmed withfacial recognition software, as illustrated in FIG. 1. The facialrecognition and speech recognition software enables the system toidentify, recognize a user, and associate the user to their systemfavourites. The facial recognitions system visually identifies a user,and a user identification is created. When the user is identified, thesystem moves the seat 602 to a position, which is the users, usualdesired position. The system can remember a user's preferences, fromtheir initial use of the system. User preferences or settings mayinclude seat 602 positions, sound effects or music, and desired seat 602positions when vacating the assembly. The facial recognition software isbased on the ability to recognize a face, and measure the variousfeatures on the face. Two dimensions, 2D, or three dimension, 3D, facialrecognition software can be used, to identify a user. A video camera ora web cam 102, is positioned in the front of the housing 104. The camera102 views through a transparent window 110, which permits anunobstructed view of a user, whether the seat 602 is up or down. Thevideo cam 102 is connected to the microcontroller, and supplies imagesof the user, to the facial recognition software programmed in themicrocontroller. A user only needs to be within view of the video cam102 to activate the facial recognition software. The distance at which,the facial recognition software activates the system, and moves the seat602 to the user's usual positions, is adjustable by the user.

Additional embodiments are shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Facial Recognition Description Kinect

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the Kinect for Windows sensor 202 is optimized foruse, with computers and devices running Windows 8, Windows 7, andWindows Embedded based devices. Features of the sensor include: enablingthe sensor's camera 202 to see objects as close as 40 centimeters infront of the device, without losing accuracy or precision, with gracefuldegradation out to 3 meters. Kinect facial recognition software 216,Kinect user's identifying software, made by the Microsoft Company, andprogrammed into the computer 216.

The Kinect for Windows SDK has a deep understanding of humancharacteristics, including skeletal and facial tracking, and gesturerecognition. Voice recognition adds an additional dimension of humancomprehension, and Kinect Fusion reconstructs data into threedimensional (3D) models. The Kinect for Windows SDK exposes an array ofsensor data and provides developers with effective tools to optimizetheir use of that data: developers can access extended depth data andthe sensor's infrared IR emitter, and can control the custom colorcamera settings. Kinect Studio, a record and playback tool, enablesdevelopers to optimize the controls for a fine tuned application. KinectInteractions comprehend natural gestures such as “grip” and “push,” andincludes Kinect Fusion, a tool that creates 3D reconstructions of peopleand objects in real time.

A Kinect sensor 202, in FIGS. 3 and 4, made by the Microsoft Company, ofRedmond Wash., USA, is connected to a Sony all in one computer 216, by aUSB wire connection, and generates real time depth, color and audio dataof the scene in front of a Liquid Crystal Display LCD display 204, thedisplay 204 could also be a plasma display. The Kinect 202 does notrequire a user to wear or hold anything and does not requirecalibration.

The Kinect sensor 202 attaches to a Sony display 204. The display 204attaches to a wall 142 or stand. The display 204 connects to thecomputer 216, by wire, and can also use a Bluetooth wireless connection.The Kinect user facial interaction zone 212, has an optimal range of useis 0.4 to 3 meters from the Kinect sensor. The Sony computer 216connects to a toilet motor controller (not shown), by wire. The computer216 and motor controller could also use Bluetooth radio waves, withBluetooth transmitters and receivers in the computer 216 and Bluetoothtransmitters and receivers connected to the motor controller. Thecomputer and motor controller, could use a Wi-Fi area connection toconnect to each other, with WIFI transmitters and receivers in the Sony216, and in the toilet motor controller (not shown). The motorcontroller connects to a bidet 220, seat servo motor and to a lid servomotor (not shown), etc. by wire.

Evoluce software made by Evoluce Ag of Bunch am Erlbach, Germany, isprogrammed into the Sony computer 216. Evoluce software 216 works withKinect for Windows software 216 which is programmed in the computer 216,the software empowers personal computers PCs with natural interactioncapabilities. Kinect for windows software developers' kit maybe used toprogram the system. Microsoft windows 7 or windows 8 software can beused. Evoluce software may be used to program the system.

The processors may be any conventional processor, such as processorsfrom Intel Corporation or Advanced Micro Devices. The Sony 216 can beprogrammed with Apple, Nokia S40, Blackberry, Qualcomm, Linux orMicrosoft's operating system software.

The Sony 216 connects to the internet (not shown) using a WIFIconnection, and by activating the internet icon button 116. The WIFIreceiver 216 is incorporated within the computer 216. The Sony liquidcrystal display 204 can show internet content, such as internet videos.With a speaker 227 and microphone 225 incorporated within the display204, the user can make internet video calls. The user can search theinternet, by interacting with the Evoluce software 216, Kinect 202 andthe display 204. The user 218 can surf the internet, view internet webpages, watch internet TV, watch cable TV, view internet content and viewand listen to internet videos. The user can search the internet with theresults displayed on the display face 129. Internet search engineresults, can be displayed 204. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo, orSafari etc., can be used. The user may verbally chat with people, usingthe internet connection. The user may leave video messages on thedisplay 204, for other users to access, activate and view.

An alternating current supplies power to the smart toilet 108, by a wireconnection (not shown), to the display 204 by a wire connection (notshown), to the computer 216 by a wire connection (not shown), and to theKinect 202 by a wire connection. The toilet 108, display 204, Kinect 202and computer 216 could also be powered by a direct current battery (notshown). A warm dry air blower (not show) blows warm dry air on thedisplay screen 204 to reduce fogging of the screen 204. The screen 204senses when the screen 204 maybe fogging, and automatically turns thescreen defogger on.

For safety the system motors turn off, if a voltage overload isdetected. The voltage overload may be caused, by a user contacting themoving seat 208 or lid 210 while they are moving. A slip clutch (notshown) between the motor and the part being moved, such as moving theseat 208 or lid 210 up or down, limits to a safe level the amount offorce applied to a user, contacting the moving part. The motor or motorsare turned off, when shaft rotation sensors (not shown) may be used todetect, when the seat 208 and lid 210 have reached their up or downposition. The Sony 216 signals the motor controller to supply a voltage,to the motors or motor, to move the seat motor 136 and or lid 156 motor,clockwise or counter clockwise, which raises or lowers the seat 208 andor lid 210.

Devices like the Microsoft Kinect for Windows sensor 202, can either siton top of or next to the screen 204. The Kinect for Windows sensor 202is body movement recognition hardware, connected to the Sony PC 216, bya universal serial bus USB. The avatar is controlled, by the user's bodymovement system. The Kinect sensor 202 and display 204 face the toiletarea, and collect data about the scene in front of the sensor.

Kinect software 216 is programmed in the computer 216. A Microsoftoperating system software window 7 216, is programmed into the computer216. Evoluce Multi touch & Gesture software, volume Win&I software,image and Video Viewer for Kinect for Window, media Viewer for Kinectfor Window and PowerPoint Presenter for Kinect for Windows softwareapplication 216, is programmed in the computer 216.

The computer 216 is connected to the motor controller, by wire. Thecomputer 216 is powered by a connection to an alternating electricalcurrent, and the motor controller is powered by a connection to analternating current. The motor controller supplies power, to the toiletelectrical components by wire. The Evoluce display 204, is powered andconnected to an alternating power supply.

The display 204 shows toilet functions icons, such as, user profile icon223, lid up 222, seat up 219, seat down 222, seat and lid down 217,bottom air dryer blower icon 224, bidet front wash activate icon 226,bidet back wash activate icon 228, bidet wand forward and backwardmovement icon 212, stop button icon 214, internet connection to computericon 215. Other toilet functions could be displayed such as, bidet wateraerator, air deodorizer, air filter, air negative ion generator,automatic toilet flushing device, toilet seat massager, antibacterialultraviolet light, recorded sound playing system, bidet waterpressuriser, etc.

The Kinect for Windows software developer's kit or Microsoft RoboticsDevelopers Kit, can be used to program the Sony 216, for the Kinectsensor 202. An Intel perceptual computing software developer's kit,could be used to build applications for the smart toilet applications.The Microsoft Software Developers Kit can be used to build, smart toiletfunction applications.

Various programming languages can used to program the computer such asC++, C#, and Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate, FAAST key mappingsoftware, Microsoft Visual Programming Language, Microsoft NET 4.0 XNA4.0, Silverlight 4.0, and Visual Basic.NET. This Software Developer'sKit allows developers to write Kinect applications in C++/CLI, C#,Microsoft Visual Programming Language, or Visual Basic.NET.

The Microsoft Robotics Developers Studio application contain a graphicalenvironment, Microsoft Visual Programming Language: (VPL) command linetools, which may allow a developer to deal with Visual Studio projects(VS Express version), by possibly using C#, and 3D simulation tools.

The computer 216 may be programmed using, the Microsoft windowscommercial software development kit, or Linux operating system, orAndroid operating system. Or Blackberry operating system, or appleoperating system.

Computer program 216 code for carrying out operations of the objectdetection and selection mechanism may be written in any combination ofone or more programming languages, including an object orientedprogramming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like andconventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C”programming language or similar programming languages. The program codemay execute entirely on the computer, partly on the computer, as astandalone software package, partly on the computer and partly on aremote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In thelatter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the computerthrough any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or awide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an externalcomputer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet ServiceProvider).

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computerreadable medium, that can direct a computer or other programmable dataprocessing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that theinstructions stored in the computer readable medium, produce an articleof manufacture including instruction means, which implement the functionact specified in the flowchart and or block diagram block or blocks.

The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer 216or other programmable data processing apparatus, to cause a series ofoperational steps to be performed on the computer 216, or otherprogrammable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process, suchthat the instructions which execute on the computer or otherprogrammable apparatus, provide processes for implementing the functionsor acts specified, in a flowchart and or block diagram block or blocks.

The flow cart in FIGS. 7 a and 7 b may include the following steps, (a)touch free user identifying device gathers user identity information,sends information to the computer 2001, (b) computer searches forassociation with gathered identity information and stored user identityinformation 2002, (c) no association, computer creates a new userprofile by remembering the users device activation settings and sequenceof the devices operation 2004, (d) computer finds association withgathered user identity information and stored user identity information2006, (e) stored user identity information, is associated with thetoilet devices settings and the toilet devices sequence of operation2008, (f) computer actives stored user profile (2010), (g) computerinstructs toilet devices operation settings and sequence of toiletdevice operation (2012), (h) a device for determining whether the useris evacuating from their bladder or the user is evacuating from theirbowels (2014), (i) user stops evacuating from Front, bidet front washcycle activated a device for determining when a user has startedevacuating from their body and when the user has stopped evacuating fromtheir body (2016), (j) user stops evacuating from back bidet back washcycle activated (2020).

The flow cart in FIG. 8 may include the following, touch free useridentifying device (3002), computer (3004), toilet device, operation(3006), automatic bidet identifies the user's gender, and toilet use(3008).

The Sony computer 216 can signal the motor controller to activate thebidet 220, heated seat, seat and lid motors, bottom air dryer, bidetwater temperature heater, etc. The Kinect sensor 202 is connected to thecomputer. The computer 216 is connected, to the motor controller. Themotor controller is connected, to the motors (not shown). The bidet 220connects to a common, standard pressurized water supply, (not shown).

The Phigets motor controller (not shown) is programmed with Phigetssoftware, made by the Phigets Company, 216. Phigets motor controllersoftware 216 is programmed into the computer 216. The motor controlleris connected to either an alternating electrical power supply, or to adirect current power source, and directs power to the other electricalcomponents.

The all in one computer 216 includes components, such as, a 61centimetre touch screen, a 8 GB Memory, a 2 TB Hard Drive, a Windows 864 bit Technical details, a 3rd Gen Intel Core i7 processor; a 61centimetre display; a 2 TB hard drive, a touch screen; a Blu rayplayback; a TV tuner; built in wireless networking; Bluetooth; wirelesskeyboard and mouse; and HDMI output;

The computer 216 could also be chosen from a variety of other comparablecomputers, such as a Dell computer. The computer 216 could also be alaptop computer, a desktop computer, a portable computer, and a tabletcomputer, etc.

The touch free user identity recognition device means, the computer 216the Kinect for Windows sensor 202, Kinect user facial recognition andfacial identifying software 216, made by the Microsoft company,Microsoft operating system software 216, the computer and Satis toiletapplication software 216.

The touch free user input device means, is the Kinect sensor 202. Thetouch free user input device software means, is the Evoluce Multi touch& Gesture software, Evoluce Win&I software, image and Video Viewer forKinect for Window 216, and Microsoft operating system software 216, thecomputer 216 and Kinect for windows software 216.

Kinect Facial Recognition Operation

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the facial recognition information system matchesimage information of a user 218, from the Kinect camera 202, with storedimages information, of the user, in the computer 216. The matched storedimages, are associated with a user's profile 216. The users profile isassociated with settings for a variety of toilet devices. The settingscan be instructions for the activation and deactivation, of the toiletdevices. The user's profile 216 can follow a sequence of deviceactivations and deactivations of the various toilet devices. Thecomputer 216 sends the toilet device instructions, to a motor controllerinside the toilet assembly 206. The motor controller activates thedevices, following the received device activation instructions. Thesequence of instructions, follows the user's stored profile, of deviceactivation sequence and settings.

To interact with the display, the user moves their hand in front on ofthe screen 204 and Kinect sensor 202, which is in the user inter actionzone 214. The user hand inter action zone is from about 0.8 to 3.5meters from the Kinect sensor. The hand controls a cursor 144 viewed inthe display, either hand can be used. The pointer follows the handmovement of the user 218. The user points the palm of their hand towardthe screen 204, and moves the cursor, which is shaped like a hand, onthe screen, over the toilet function icon they want to select, such asthe front wash bidet icon 216. The user moves the pointer, cursor 244 tothe desired menu toilet option. When the cursor touches the iconfunction, the icon is highlighted, changes color, or is illuminated. Theuser activates the toilet device bidet function, by holding the handcontrolled cursor on the icon, which starts a visual timer 246, after aspecified 1 second's time the icon function activates. The visual timer246 is a encircling of the cursor hand, 244 by a circular line 246.

The activated function request is processed by the Sony computer 216.The computer 216 requests the motor controller to send a voltage to thebidet. The bidet 220 receives the voltage and activates. The bidet 220completes a wash cycle, and the computer 216 deactivates the bidet 220.The computer 216 sends the motor controller instructions to stop thevoltage to the bidet 220. The motor controller stops the voltage to thebidet 220. The bidet 220 stops receiving a voltage and stopsfunctioning.

Facial Recognition Intel Description

A facial recognition system may use Intel facial recognition softwaremade by the Intel Company of Santa Clara, Calif., which is programmedinto a Hewlett Packard all in one computer 304, made by the HewlettPackard Company of Palo Alto, Calif. A Satis smart toilet 310 made bythe Lixil company of Tokyo, Japan, is connected by wire to the computer304. A Satis Smart toilet Software 304 or Kohler Numi toilet softwaremade by the Kohler Company of Kohler, Wis., or Toto smart toiletsoftware made by Toto Company of Tokyo, Japan is programmed into thecomputer 304. Intel perceptual computing interactive display software304 is programmed into the computer 304. The computer 304 is programmedwith Windows 7 or 8 operating software 304. The computer 304 has datastorage.

The facial recognition system uses Intel's perceptual computing software304, and an Intel developer kit creative interactive gesture camera 302.The camera 302 is a small, lightweight, USB powered camera 302,optimized for close range interactivity. The camera 302 is designed forease of setup and portability; it includes a high definition HD webcam302, depth sensor 302 and built in dual array microphones 304 forcapturing and recognizing voice, gestures and images. The camera 302,when paired with the Intel Perceptual Computing software developers kitSDK Beta 302, enables developers to create software applications thatincorporate close range hand tracking, speech recognition, faceanalysis, two dimensional and three dimensional 2D/3D object tracking,on laptops and personal computers PCs. The computer 304 and Satis toilet310 can use an electrical alternating current power supply. The computer304 has a display 320. The camera facial identifying zone 306 is about0.5 meters from the camera. The user's computer user input zone 308, isabout 0.5 meters from the camera.

The touch free user identity recognition device means, is the Inteldeveloper kit creative interactive gesture camera 302, Intel'sperceptual computing software 304, Intel facial recognition software 304Microsoft operating system software 304, the computer, and Satis toiletapplication software 304.

Facial Recognition Intel Operation

The facial recognition system matches image information of a user 316from the Intel camera 302, with the stored images information of theuser in the computer 304. The matched stored images are associated witha user's profile 304. The users profile is associated with settings fora variety of toilet devices. The settings can be instructions foractivation and deactivation of the toilet devices. The user's profilecan follow a sequence of device activations and deactivations of thevarious toilet devices. The computer 304 sends the toilet deviceinstructions to the Satis toilet 310. The toilet activates the devices,following the received device instructions. The sequence of instructionsfollows the user's stored profile, of the devices activation sequenceand settings. For example having the seat move 312 to the down positionand the lid 314 moving to the up position. Also when the computer 304senses the user has occupied the seat 312, the device activationsequence can continue.

A ultrasound sensor, a infrared sensor, a laser sensor or a combinationof sensors (not shown), detects when the user emits fluids form theirbladder or solid material from their bowel. The toilet material sensorcan activate the users profile when the user is seated, the sensordetects when liquid is emitted from the front of the user, or materialis emitted from the back of the user, or emitted from both front andback. The computer 304 can follow three possible user preprogrammeddevice operation profiles. The computer 304 can run the users front washand dry front profile, the users back wash and dry back profile, or theusers front and back wash and dry front profile.

The laser sensor detects when the user has stop emitting fluids ormaterial the computer 304 can start a user pre-set clock cycle of 60seconds, if the laser sensor doesn't detect material emitted from theuser in that time period, the computer assumes the user has finished theevacuation process. With the evacuation process complete, the computer304 activates the bidet 318 front wash, the front wash can activate andcycle through a 35 second wash cycle, with the water temperature set tomild, the water pressure spray set to mild, the water aerated. When thebidet 312 wash has completed its cycle, the bottom air dryer (not shown)activates, directing drying air at the user's bottom. The dryer having asetting of high air flow and medium air temp, the air blower follows atimed 30 second cycle and turns off at the end of the cycle, when theuser vacates the toilet seat the lid 314 can be lowered, the toilet 310can automatically flush. By lowering the lid 314 before flushing thetoilet 310, airborne water droplets caused by the flushing of thetoilet, can be contained in the toilet bowel and lid compartment. Theusers 316 airborne bacterial contamination may also be minimized, byminimizing their spread in the air of the airborne water droplets, whichmay contain bacteria

The user 316 can set their toilet device profile, by using the Intelinteractive system, and setting their devices to their desired settings,then activating the save Icon button (not shown), on the touch freeinter active display. The user 316 uses their hands to move arepresentation of their hand in the three dimensional space to touch theicon button. The user touches the save button icon in the threedimensional displayed space, the touching of the icon highlights thesave icon. A further touching in a double clicking action, actives thesave icon of the highlighted icon, actives the save icon. The user'ssaved device operation profile is associated to the user's identity.

The user 316 can change the sequence of the devices operations orsettings, by accessing the three dimensional display, and viewing theirprofile and menu options associated with each device and choosing thedesired option. Once the desired option is chosen the user 316 activatesthe save button. Activating the save button saves the new user profile,and will be used when the user activates the toilet with their facialimage 316.

A second way to change the device settings in the user profile, is thecomputer 304 can remember the user interaction with the toilet 310. Thecomputer remembers the sequence of the devices used, and the settings ofthe devices. If the user 316 changes the devices sequence or the devicessettings, the computer 304 will remember the change, in the userprofile, and will use the changes in a new profile, the next time theuser 318 uses the toilet 310.

A third way the user's profile can be programmed into the computer 304,is on initial use, the computer 304 checks the user's image, with storeduser images, if the computer 304 doesn't find a match with the newuser's identity and stored identities, the computer 304 classifies theuser as a new user. The computer creates a new profile for the new user.The user's 316 image is saved, and the saved image is associated withthe image in the new profile, and the user's toilet device operationsequence and toilet device setting are saved. The computer 304 remembersthe user's chosen preferred toilet device settings, if the useractivates the devices manually or by using the interactive display toactivate or deactivate the toilet device.

For example if on initial use the computer discerns that the user is anew user, the computer saves their image in a new user profile. If theuser moves the seat to the down position and lid to the up positionmanually using their hand, the computer saves the seat setting sequenceto the new user profile, the user uses the three dimensional display tooperate the bidet back wash, with a warm water setting, the user tomanually end the bidet wash cycle, by activating the spot icon button onthe display.

The computer will remember these user's device preferences and settingand use this profile, to activate these devices, the next time theuser's image is recognised, and is matched to their stored image.

The user can interrupt the sequence of device activations, by activatingthe stop button on the display screen. Once the sequence is deactivated,the user can choose to activate individual toilet devices using thethree dimensional; hand interactive display.

The display gives feed back to the user by showing that the device hasactivated, and showing when the device has deactivated. The displayfeedback May be the changing of color, of highlighting of the devicefunction icon. If more than one person is in the bathroom, the computerwill only follow the first recognized users, profile. A differentprofile can be activated if a user chooses to active and other profile,by using the interactive display to double click on a different userprofile. A user can also have many user created pre-set profiles, thatthey can choose from, such as, front wash bottom dry profile #3, backwash no dry profile #4.

The bidet 608 can be operated manually in FIG. 5, with the userinputting the bidet's operating settings, or automatically byidentifying the user's gender 614. The automatic bidet 608 can beactivated when activating the user's profile. The Intel camera 626 inthe toilet bowel 620 area may identify a user's gender. With the user's614 gender identified and the user's evacuation process monitored, thebidet 608 can start a wash cycle, which is specific to the user'sgender.

The touch free user avatar activating toilet control panel system, mayuse the automatic bidet device 608 to automatically wash a user 614. Theautomatic bidet 608 may include the following components. A camera 626can be an Intel perceptual computing camera sensor 626 or a MicrosoftKinect for windows camera sensor. With the Intel camera 626, the userinteraction zone extends from around 20 centimeters to about 1 meterfrom the front of the Intel camera 626. The computer 602 is connected tothe camera 626 by wire. The computer 602 can be programmed with Intelperceptual computing gesture recognition software 602 made by the Intelcompany.

The Intel perceptual computing gesture recognition software 602 made bythe Intel Company, of Santa Clara, Calif. A Intel Perpetual computingsoftware developer's kit SDK, or Microsoft Kinect for windows software,can be used to create the software, for user genital recognition,genital position detecting, and genital evacuation monitoring. The Intelperceptual computing camera sensor 626 is inside the toilet bowl 620.The camera 626 is water proofed. The camera 626 connects to the computer602, and is powered by an alternating current. The camera 626 is cleanedafter each use by, a camera water cleaner (not shown), using pressurizedwater flowing over the camera. A light (not shown) illuminates theinside of the toilet bowel, to aid the camera in viewing, the user'sbottom.

The user profile, the toilet's devices activation sequence and thetoilet device settings, used together with the automatic bidet, may usethe automatic bidet device 608 to automatically wash a user. Theautomatic bidet 608 allows the user to complete a toilet activationsequence, without having to add further input, once the user profile hasbeen activated.

The camera 626 detects when the user emits fluids from their bladder orsolid material from their bowel. The camera 626 detect the male orfemale gender of the user, by viewing the user's genital area, andassociating the users genital area with pre stored male and femalegenital information. When a genital association is made the computer 602identifies the gender of the user. The camera 626 is used to detect theuser's front or back position of evacuation. A toilet sensor (not shown)connected to the computer 602, which can detect when the user is seated,allowing for the activation of the user's profile. The camera 626,detect when liquid is emitted from the bladder, front of the user, orwhen material is emitted from the bowel, the back of the user, oremitted from both front and back. The computer 602 may follow threepossible user preprogrammed device operation profiles. The computer 602can run the users front wash and dry front profile, the users back washand dry profile, or the users front and back wash and dry profile. Theuser can stop the automatic cleaning cycle by activating the stopbutton. The user can create and input, their user automatic bidetprofiles in to the computer, using the eye input display screen 618.

The Intel camera 626 detects when the user has stopped emitting fluidsor material, the computer 602 can start a user pre-set clock waitingcycle of 60 seconds for back evacuation, and 25 seconds for frontevacuation. If the camera 626 doesn't detect fluid or material emittedfrom the user in those time periods, the computer 602 assumes the userhas finished the evacuation process. The camera 626 identifies, whetherthe user is male or female. The camera 626 identifies that the user isof the female gender, this activates the possibility of using of thefront wash and back wash. If the user is of the male gender thisactivates the possibility using of the back wash.

As an example, when the female bowel evacuation process is complete, thecomputer 602 activates the bidet 608 back wash, the back wash canactivate and cycle through a 45 second wash cycle, with the watertemperature set to warm, the water pressure spray set to medium, thewater aerated. When the bidet 608 wash has completed its wash cycle, thebottom air dryer (not shown) activates, directing drying air at theuser's bottom. The dryer having a setting of medium air flow and mediumair temp, the air blower follows a timed 30 second cycle and turns offat the end of the cycle, when the user vacates the toilet seat, the lidcan be lowered, and the toilet 620 can automatically flush.

In an alternate automatic bidet 318 embodiment, the user informationdetecting devices can be placed in a different device configuration. InFIG. 4, the camera 302 can be positioned to view the user's face 316,using the user's face and body to identify the user's gender. Userposition and motion devices 320 such as laser sensors, ultra sonic rangefinder sensors, infrared sensors, camera and visual sensors, can be usedinside the toilet bowl 310 area. The ultra-sonic range finder and lasersensor 320 determines a user's front or back elimination position. Thesonic and laser sensors 320 determine the user's started and end ofelimination.

Additional Sensors (not shown) can also detect weather liquid is beingeliminated, or solid material is being eliminated.

Tobii Eye Recognition Description

The Tobii, eye tracker 604, eye tracking sensors 604 made by the TobiiTechnology Company of Danderyd, Sweden is connected to a Acer all in onecomputer display 602. The computer is programmed with Tobii eye trackingsoftware 602, Satis toilet software 602 and Microsoft operating systemsoftware 602. The Acer all in one computer 602 is power by a connectionto an alternating current; the toilet is made by Lixil Company of Tokyo,Japan. The toilet is connected by wire to the computer. The distancewhich a user can interact 612, the user interaction zone 612, with theTobii cameras 604 installed in the display 602, is from 20 centimetresto 2 meters. The Acer computer 602 connects to the internet using a WIFI602 connection. The Acer 602 is programmed with Satis Toilet controlsoftware application 602, and used with an android 2.3 platform 602.

The touch free user identity recognition device means, is the Tobii, eyetracker 604, eye tracking sensors, Tobii eye 602 software 602, Microsoftoperating system software 602, the computer 602 and Satis toiletapplication software 602.

Tobii Eye Recognition Operation

A sensor (not shown) senses and signals the computer 602, when the useris in the eye interaction range 612 of 20 centimetres to 2 meters from612 the display face 618, when the user is in range the computeractivates the system. The user looks at the display screen and the Tobiieye tracker hardware images the user's eyes. Within in about 1 secondthe user's eyes 614 are identified.

The computer 602 searches for a match between the user eye imageinformation and the user's stored eye image information. When the user'seye information is matched, the user's profile is activated. The user'sstored eye information is associated to the user's profile. The user'sprofile includes the toilet device settings and the toilet devicesequence of operation. The users profile contains toilet devicepreferences. The preferences may include the preferred seat and lidpositions, toilet seat temperature, bidet water temperature, bidet waterspray pressure and internet connection to the computer, etc. Thecomputer 602 sends the device setting information to the Satis toilet620. The toilet 620 activates the devices in accordance with the usersprofile settings.

The eye tracker can be used to activate the displayed toilet functionicons. Before an eye tracking starts, the system calibrates to theuser's eyes. The eye tracker 604 calibrates to a uses eye after about 3seconds. By identifying individual eye characteristics, the eye trackercan estimate the gaze point with very high accuracy. Tobii eye trackerscan even use a calibration free setup, where calibration is carried outundetected by the user. The Tobii eye tracker 604 incorporates nearinfrared micro projectors 604, optical sensors 604 and image processing604. Micro projectors 604 create reflection patterns on the eyes 614.Image sensors 604 register the image of the user 614, the eyes and theprojection patterns 614, in real time. Image processing 604 is used tofind features of the user eyes 614, the eyes 614 and projection patterns614. Mathematical models are used to exactly calculate the eyes positionand gaze point.

Eye tracking is fast, intuitive and natural. The gaze point 610 or dwellpoint can be focused on the chosen toilet function icon, such as thebidet wand mover 606. The wand icon 606 is highlighted, when gazed 610at for a time period of 500 microsecond, or 0.5 seconds to 900microseconds; or 0.9 seconds. The wand icon 606 is activated bycontinued gazing at the icon for a specified amount of time of 500microseconds to 900 microseconds. For example the user can connect thecomputer to the internet, by gazing at the internet connect icon 622.

For example the computer 602 associates the activated menu function,such us the bidet wand forward and back wand mover 606 icon, with thetoilet device. The computer 602 instructs the Satis toilet 620 to supplypower to the component that's being activated, the bidet forward andback wand mover 608. The component activates, the bidet forward and backwand mover 608 activates.

Proximity Card Used for Identifying a User Description

The touch free user identification system may include, a proximity cardreader 502, and a proximity card 522 which can communicate with theproximity card reader 502, using radio waves. Easy Lobby HID proximitycard software 504 or other HID software, made by the HID Company ofIrvine Calif., and is programmed into a Lenovo all in one touch screencomputer 504. Microsoft operating system windows 8 software 504, andSatis smart toilet software 504 is programmed into the computer. Theproximity card may be attached to a cell phone. The user can program thetoilet profile settings by using the profile settings menu, displayed onthe touch screen display. A proximity card encoder (not shown), encodesthe user's information into the card.

The touch free user identity recognition device means, is the aproximity card reader 502, a Proximity card 522, Easy Lobby HIDproximity card software 504, Microsoft operating system software 504,Satis toilet application software 504 and the computer 504.

Proximity Card Used for Identifying a User Operation

The user 516 is identified by the card read 502, which reads theproximity card 522, which is carried by the user 516. The user's 516identity is associated with the user's toilet device profile. The cardreader 502 reads the card's 522 user profile information. The user 516carries the proximity card 522, within an interaction range of from thecard reader surface to 200 centimetres. The card 522 activation rangedistance can be changed by the user 516. The activation range maybelimited to the distance inside the bathroom. The card reader 502identifies the user 516 by reading the users card 522. The computermatches, associates the identified user with the user's stored toiletdevice settings and the toilet devices sequence of operation.Radiofrequency identification (RFID) is the wireless non-contact use ofradio frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for thepurposes of automatically identifying a user 516, the data on the cardis a string of binary numbers.

The users profile contains toilet device setting preferences. Theprofile may include the users preferred seat 512 and lid 514 positions,the toilet seat 512 temperature, a bidet 512 settings, the bidet's watertemperature 518, the bidet's water spray pressure, and Internetconnection to the computer, etc.

The computer 504 sends the device setting information to the toilet 510.The Satis activates the devices in accordance with the users preferredprofile settings and sequence of device activation and deactivation. Thecard encoder 502 can be used to program the user's toilet profilesettings into the card 522. The card 522 may use radio frequencyidentification (RFID), for the purposes of automatically identifying thecard user. The card reader 502 uses radio frequencies 508 to communicatewith the card with radio waves 520. The data on the card 522 is a stringof binary numbers used to associate the card 522 with the user 516. Thecard 522 can be attached to a cell phone 506.

CONCLUSIONS, RAMIFICATIONS AND SCOPE

CONCLUSION: From the preceding description and drawings it becomesapparent that a user, may passively use the input of their presence tooperate the toilet devices. Without having to use active input tooperate the toilet devices, a user may operate the toilet devices.

Further passive ways to activate the toilet devices passively, may beusing smell recognition, using a device for identifying a user by theirunique smell. Another passive input embodiment may use a brainwaverecognition device, for identifying user's unique brainwave patterns.Another passive input embedment may use a non touch hand recognitiondevice, to identify a user's hand. Using a non touch finger printrecognition device, to identify a user's finger print. A non touch voicepattern recognition device, could be used to identify a user's voicepattern. Using a non touch cell phone recognition device, to identify auser's unique cell phone broadcast signal. The toilet seat assembly maybe made out of water resistant high strength plastic, wood, metal,rubber, and the like.

While the foregoing written description of the embodiments enables oneof ordinary skill to make and use what is considered presently to be thebest mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand andappreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents ofthe specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The embodimentsshould therefore not be limited by the above described embodiments,method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within thescope and spirit of the embodiments.

Thus the scope of the embodiments should be determined by the appendedclaims and their legal equivalents rather than by the examples given.Thus the reader will see that at least one embodiment of the touch freetoilet panel control assembly provides a more reliable, healthier andeconomical device that can be used by persons of almost any age. It willbe apparent that various changes and modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the various embodiments as defined in theclaims. Although the embodiments have been described in connection withvarious embodiments, it should be understood that various modifications,additions and alteration may be made to the embodiment by one skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodimentsas defined in the appended claims.

1. A smart toilet operated by identifying a user, comprising, (a) acomputer (b) the computer operably coupled to a touch free userinformation collecting device, for touch free identifying of a user, forsending the user identity information to the computer, (c) a softwareprogrammed into the computer for associating the received user identityinformation with a user's stored identity information, for associatingthe users identity with operating instructions for the toilet devices,for activating the user's stored toilet device's operating instructions,(d) the computer connected to a toilet device, for sending the user'sdevice operating instructions to the toilet device from the computer,(e) a toilet connected to the toilet device, whereby the user may touchfreely use their identity to operate the toilet devices.
 2. The smarttoilet of claim 1 wherein the touch free user information collectingdevice is a touch free facial recognition device comprising a camera anda facial recognition software programed into the computer, and whereinthe toilet device is a bidet.
 3. The smart toilet of claim 1 wherein theuser information collecting device is a touch free eye recognitiondevice comprising (a) a touch free eye identifier and a eye recognitionsoftware programed into the computer, and wherein the toilet is a bidet.4. The smart toilet of claim 1 wherein the device having a means togather touch free user information is a touch free user proximity cardsystem comprising a proximity card and a touch free proximity cardreader, and further including an electrical power means to supply powerto the system, and wherein the toilet devices may comprise a bidet, anda bidet water pressuriser.
 5. The smart toilet of claim 1 wherein thetouch free user information collecting device is a touch free useridentifying device comprising a user identifying hardware and a useridentifying software.
 6. The smart toilet of claim 1 wherein the touchfree user information collecting device comprises a touch free useridentity information collecting device hardware and a touch free useridentity information collecting device software, and further includingproviding a device for determining whether the user is evacuating fromtheir bladder or if the user is evacuating from their bowel, and furtherincluding providing a device connected to the computer for determiningwhen a user has started evacuating their body, and further includingproviding a device connected to the computer for determining when a userhas stopped evacuating their body.
 7. A user's identity used to activatetoilet devices, comprising, (a) a computer means for processinginformation, (b) a storage means for storing information on a storagemedium, for storing the user's identity information, for storing theuser's toilet devices operating information, for associating the user'sstored identity information with the user's devices operatinginformation, (c) a touch free user identifying device means comprising atouch free user identifying 556 device hardware means and a touch freeuser identifying device software means, for touch freely gathering useridentity information, operably connected to the computer means, forsending identifying device gathered means user information to thecomputer means, (d) a first means for processing the received usergathered information, (e) a second means for determining if the user'sidentity gathered information and the user's stored identity informationare similar, (f) a third means for activating the stored user profile oftoilet device operations if the user's identity information and theuser's storing identity information are similar, (g) a forth means foroperating the toilet device, for operating the plurality of devicesconnected to the computer, (h) a fifth means for connecting the computermeans to the plurality of toilet devices means, (i) a sixth means forconnecting the toilet devices to a toilet, whereby a user's identity inthe toilet area will operate a toilet device.
 8. A user's identity usedto activate toilet devices of claim 7 wherein the touch free useridentifying device means is a touch free facial recognition devicecomprising, a camera and facial recognition software programed into thecomputer, and wherein the toilet device is a bidet.
 9. A user's identityused to activate toilet devices of claim 7 wherein the touch free useridentifying device means is a touch free eye recognition devicecomprising, a eyes identifier and a eye identifying software programedinto the computer, and wherein the toilet device is a bidet.
 10. A usersidentity used to activate toilet devices of claim 7 wherein the touchfree user identifying device means is a touch free user proximity cardsystem comprising a proximity card, a touch free proximity card readerhardware and a touch free proximity card reader software, and whereinthe toilet devices may comprise a bidet, a bidet water pressuriser. 11.A user's identity used to activate toilet devices of claim 7 wherein thetouch free user identifying device means is a touch free facialrecognition device comprising a camera and facial recognition softwareprogramed into the computer.
 12. A users identity used to activatetoilet devices of claim 7 wherein the touch free user identifying devicemeans is a touch free user proximity card system comprising a proximitycard, a touch free proximity card reader hardware and a touch freeproximity card reader software, and wherein the toilet devices maycomprise a bidet, a bidet water pressuriser, and further including acomputer means for activating and deactivating a plurality of the toiletdevices, and wherein the means for operating the chosen device is thecomputer means connected to a motor controller, for the computer to sendinstructions to the motor controller to supply a electrical power ordiscontinue supplying the electrical power to the toilet devices, forthe motor controller to send the electrical power supply to the device,for activating and deactivating the toilet devices means, and furtherincluding providing a automatic bidet connected to the computer,comprising a camera, user identifying hardware, and user genderidentifying software, user identifying software, for determining theuser's gender, for determining whether the user's evacuation is from thebladder or the bowel, for determining when a user has started evacuatingtheir body, for determining when a user has stopped evacuating theirbody for sending the user information to the computer. and furtherincluding a means for inputting a user's toilet device and a user'stoilet devices sequence of toilet devices operation setting into thecomputer.
 13. A users identity used to activate toilet devices of claim7 wherein the touch free user identifying device means is a touch freefacial recognition device means comprising (a) a camera (b) a facialrecognition software programed into the computer, and further includinga computer means for activating and deactivating a plurality of thetoilet devices, and wherein the means for operating the chosen device isthe computer means connected to a motor controller, for the computer tosend instructions to the motor controller to supply a electrical poweror discontinue supplying the electrical power to the toilet devices, forthe motor controller to send the electrical power supply to the device,for activating and deactivating the toilet devices means, and furtherincluding providing a device for determining whether the user isevacuating from their bladder or if the user is evacuating from theirbowel, and further including providing a device connected to thecomputer for determining when a user has started evacuating their body,and further including providing a device connected to the computer fordetermining when a user has stopped evacuating their body, and furtherincluding a means for inputting a user's toilet device and a user'stoilet devices sequence of toilet devices operation setting into thecomputer.
 14. A method for using a user's identity to operate aplurality of toilet devices, comprising, (a) providing a computer (b)providing a motor controller connected to the computer, (c) providing aplurality of toilet devices connected to the motor (d) providing atoilet attach to the plurality of toilet devices, (e) providing thecomputer with a memory, (e) creating a storable user profile,comprising, the user's identity and the user's desired toilet devicesoperation, (g) storing the users profile in the memory, (h) providing atouch free user identity information collecting device comprising atouch free user identity information collecting device hardware and atouch free user identity information collecting device software,operably coupled with the computer, (i) collecting user identityinformation touch freely, with the touch free user identity informationcollecting device, (j) sending the collected user identity informationfrom the user identity information collecting device to the computer,(k) providing a software programmed into the computer for determining anassociation with the collected user identity information and the user'sidentity information stored profile information, (l) searching for anassociation with the user collected identity information and the storeduser's profile information, (m) associating the collected user identityinformation with the stored user identity profile information, (n)activating the users profile when the user's collected identityinformation and the stored user's identity information are associated,(o) providing a software programmed into the computer for the computeroperation of the toilet devices, (p) sending instructions from thecomputer to the motor controller to supply an electrical power to atoilet device, which may operate the toilet device (q) supplying theelectrical power to the toilet device by the motor controller, (r)sending instructions from the computer to the motor controller todiscontinue supplying the electrical power to a toilet device, (s)discontinuing the supply of the electrical power to the toilet device,whereby the user may operate various toilet devices by using theiridentity as touch free passive input into the computer.
 15. The methodof claim 14 wherein providing a touch free user information collectingdevice is a facial recognition device comprising, a camera and facialrecognition software programed into the computer, and wherein the toiletdevice is a bidet water heater.
 16. The method of claim 14 whereinproviding a touch free user information collecting device, a eyerecognition device, comprising, a eye identifier and eye identifiersoftware programed into the computer, and wherein the toilet device is abidet.
 17. The method of claim 14 wherein providing a touch free userinformation collecting device is a user proximity card system comprisinga proximity card and a touch free proximity card reader, and wherein thetoilet device is a bidet.
 18. The method of claim 14 wherein providing atouch free user information collecting device, is a eye recognitiondevice comprising, a eyes identifier and a eyes recognition softwareprogramed into the computer, and further providing creating a storableuser profile, and wherein the user's desired toilet devices operation,comprises a toilet device's settings and a toilet device's sequence ofoperation, and further including providing a automatic bidet connectedto the computer, comprising a camera, user identifying hardware, anduser gender identifying software, user identifying software fordetermining the user's gender, for determining whether the user'sevacuation is from the bladder or the bowel, for determining when a userhas started evacuating their body, for determining when a user hasstopped evacuating their body, for sending the user information to thecomputer, and further including providing a user profile input which auser can use to input their desired toilet device settings into thecomputer memory, which a user can use to store their toilet devicesettings into the computer memory, which a user can use to store theirtoilet devices sequence of operation into the computer memory, andfurther including operating a few of the plurality of toilet devices.19. The method of claim 14 wherein providing a touch free userinformation collecting device, is a facial recognition device comprisinga camera and facial recognition software programed into the computer,and wherein the toilet device is a bidet.
 20. The method of claim 14wherein providing a touch free user information collecting device is afacial recognition device comprising a camera and facial recognitionsoftware programed into the computer, and further providing creating astorable user, profile, and wherein the user's desired toilet devicesoperation, comprises a toilet device's settings and a toilet device'ssequence of operation, and further including providing a device fordetermining the whether the user is evacuating from their bladder or ifthe user is evacuating from their bowel, and further including furtherincluding providing a device connected to the computer for determiningwhen a user has started evacuating their body, and further includingproviding a device connected to the computer for determining when a userhas stopped evacuating their body, and further including determiningwhen a user has stopped evacuating their body, and further includingproviding a user profile input which a user can use to input theirdesired toilet device settings into the computer memory, which a usercan use to store their toilet device settings into the computer memory,which a user can use to store their toilet devices sequence of operationinto the computer memory, and further including operating a few of theplurality of toilet devices, and wherein the toilet device is a bidet.